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  • Surgical Palliative Care and Pain Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-1
    • Geoffrey Dunn + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics brings the reader up to date on the most important advances in surgical palliative care for anesthesiology intensivists. Topics covered include recent trends and developments, palliative care of patients on high doses of narcotics, trauma in the surgical ICU, care of family in the surgical ICU, communication skills in palliative surgery, surgical palliative care in Haiti, and much more.

  • Sleep-related Epilepsy and Electroencephalography, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-1
    • Madelieine Grigg-Damberger + 1 more
    • English
    This issue on Sleep Electroencephalograp... (EEG) gives an overview of Electrophysiological readings in sleep with such articles as “The Nuts and Bolts of EEG” and “How the Sleep/Wake EEG Changes Across the Lifespan.” Identifying abnormal EEG activity and patterns in the Electroencephalograp... readings is also discussed. The issue then further focuses in on Seizures and the EEG; specifically, how EEG can be used to diagnosis and identify seizure disorders and differentiate seizures from other paroxysmal nocturnal events, and to diagnose other primary sleep disorders in people with epilepsy.

  • Study Guide for Nursing Care of Children

    Principles and Practice
    • 4th Edition
    • Susan Rowen James + 1 more
    • English
    Written in a study-friendly style, this study guide includes learning activities, NCLEX Exam review questions, helpful hints, and applications to reinforce your understanding of the concepts and information found in the Nursing Care of Children, 4th Edition textbook, and help you pass the NCLEX.

  • Management of Peri-operative Complications, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 92-2
    • Stanley H. Rosenbaum + 1 more
    • English
    Management of Peri-operative Complications is examined in the issue of Surgical Clinics, guest edited Drs. Lewis Kaplan and Stanley Rosenbaum. Topics include: fluids and electrolytes, hypoperfusion, shock states and ACS, surgical prophylaxis and complication avoidance bundles, NSQIP, SCIP and TQIP, post-operative malnutrition and probiotic therapy, post-operative malnutrition and probiotic therapy, damage control for intra-abdominal sepsis, multi-drug resistant organisms and antibiotic management, pneumonia and acute pulmonary failure, organ failure avoidance and mitigation strategies, delirium, EtOH withdrawl and polypharmacy withdrawl states, cellular and molecular physiology of nerve injury and persistent post-operative pain, acute pain management following operation: preventing chronic post-operative pain, massive transfusion and related issues, post-op ileus, SBO and colonic dysmotility, GI hemorrhage, and in-hospital rescue therapies.

  • Reducing Risks and Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures

    Volume 5: A Volume in the Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management Series; Expert Consult Online and Print
    • 1st Edition
    • Matthew Ranson + 2 more
    • English
    Reducing Risks and Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on avoiding pitfalls and optimizing outcomes. Matthew Ranson, MD, Jason Pope, MD, and Timothy Deer, MD offer comprehensive, evidence-based advice on selecting and performing these techniques - as well as weighing relative risks and complications. With access to the fully searchable text at www.expertconsult.co... , you’ll have the detailed visual assistance you need right at your fingertips.

  • Atlas of Sexual Violence

    • 1st Edition
    • International Association of Forensic Nu
    • Tara Henry
    • English
    The ideal clinical companion for evaluating and documenting sexual violence, Atlas of Sexual Violence reflects the field's most up-to-date research and clinical practice. It reviews current practices for providing patient care to adolescent and adult victims of sexual violence, and uses diverse photographs to show variances related to race and age. Coverage of wound identification and terminology helps in accurate interpretation, documentation, and courtroom testimony. From the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) and Tara Henry, a nationally known forensic nursing expert, this book is a durable, portable guide suitable for anyone who deals with cases of suspected sexual assault, including health care providers, social workers, attorneys, and law enforcement personnel.

  • 2012 ICD-10-PCS Draft Standard Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Build procedure codes accurately and efficiently with Carol J. Buck's 2012 ICD-10-PCS Draft Standard Edition. Using Netter's Anatomy illustrations along with tables listing possible codes, this handy reference simplifies the procedure coding system to ensure accurate billing and optimal reimbursement for medical services.

  • ECG Workbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Rohan Jayasinghe
    • English
    An easy-to-use workbook offering a logical, systematic approach to ECG (electrocardiogram) diagnosis ECG Workbook is a practical Australian medical book approaching the ECG from a clinical diagnosis perspective. The book covers ECG diagnoses – normal and abnormal – commonly encountered in local clinical practice. Real case studies are used throughout, along with local medical content. This makes it an ideal university book for clinical year medical students in Australia and New Zealand. JMOs, nurses, paramedics and hospital-based GP trainees will also find ECG Workbook extremely useful. Each ECG in this excellent Elsevier publication is presented with a brief clinical synopsis. The reader answers structured key questions for each, creating a systematic process for ECG interpretation. ECG Workbook’s in-depth coverage and logical, systematic approach enhances students’ and clinicians’ ability to interpret ECGs in a busy clinical setting.

  • 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Code accurately and efficiently with Carol J. Buck's 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition. Using Netter's Anatomy illustrations and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCR) with a format designed by coders for coders, this handy reference simplifies diagnosis coding to ensure accurate billing and optimal reimbursement for outpatient medical services. Illustrations and explanations of A&P, pathology, and medical terminology make it easier to develop the knowledge needed to assign the appropriate codes.

  • Texto ilustrado e interactivo de biología molecular e ingeniería genética

    Conceptos, técnicas y aplicaciones en ciencias de la salud
    • 2nd Edition
    • Ángel Herráez Sánchez
    • Spanish
    Se trata de una obra con un planteamiento muy novedoso, escrita con el objetivo de responder a las necesidades reales del alumno. Es lo que se conoce como "libro dialogante", que estimula al estudiante y le hace reflexionar. El doctor Herráez continúa en la presente edición con la filosofía de recoger, de forma conjunta y concisa, los conceptos básicos de la biología molecular e ingeniería genética, para, posteriormente, establecer sobre estas bases sus cada vez mayores aplicaciones tecnológicas y la terapéutica del futuro. La presente edición no renuncia a estos aspectos básicos, pero también incluye otros más novedosos. Incorpora un nuevo capítulo de clonación y células madre. Destaca la integración de la información y el enfoque gráfico-visual seguido en la exposición de la misma, con predominio de esquemas y figuras sobre texto escrito. Para facilitar esta explicación visual, todo el libro es a cuatro colores, con un diseño novedoso, atractivo y didáctico y unas figuras espectaculares. Como novedad en esta edición, la obra se encuentra en dos soportes complementarios, soporte impreso y soporte electrónico. La página web incluye multitud de recursos interactivos y desde el texto se hacen llamadas a la web con el objetivo de que el alumno aprenda de una forma más entretenida.

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